Countries
Philippines
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Philippines
Portugal
Second Language
Philippines
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Latin
Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat
obrigado
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Como você está?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
boa noite
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
bom Dia
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
pesaroso
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Boholano
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Bohol
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
Português
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Português
French Name
cebuano
portugais
German Name
Cebuano
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
16th century
3rd Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
pt
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
port1283
Linguasphere
No data Available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Cebuano and Portuguese Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Cebuano and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Portuguese language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and Portuguese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Cebuano and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.